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This type of scan is used for a range of things including locating cancer.

Bosses at the trust said the plan is in “very early stages” but added that it would help to provide an extra MRI scanner, changing facilities and technical rooms.

Associate Director of Estates and Capital Planning at ULHT, Chris Farrah said: “We are proposing an extension to the MRI suite at Lincoln County Hospital to accommodate additional diagnostic equipment.”

The MRI unit at Lincoln County Hospital (Image: Calvin Robinson)

In its plans, the trust said the extra space will help to “address the increasing demand upon the service”.

Officials added that the project costs were not yet available as a business case would be put forward if the plan is given approval.